Constant Brown Spotting

I also have been having the brown spotting . But not only do i have the brown spotting . I have bright red blood. I have gotten a pap. and every test knowin to man. And yet it still happens . it is effecting myself and my BF relationship. I have been going on like this for the past year and a half. I have no sex drive . I am tiered . And so fed up with not being able to wear nice things. I flow is heavy . They have put me on thyroid meds . but it is not helping. I am only 36 years old. I am just ready for it to stop. There are nights i just want to cry because it effects my life in so many ways. I have a hard time working. due to clotting . while i stand. I am not talking dime size I am talking half dollar size. can some one help me out . and does any one have any answers .

you pretty much described my problem. i have not found any answers either, unfortunately.

I'd say if a hormone was low, it was probably progesterone. But....just a guess, and even if she has a hormonal imbalance. Seems like GYNs are taking that vague approach without actually doing their job lately. If they tell a woman that, doesn't the woman deserve to know the results? Come on docs, spend more time with patients and schedule them at thirty minute intervals....not fifteen. We are human beings trusting our lives in your hands. So ya pretty much owe it to us....doesn't require rocket science. Sorry everyone...I've had a nightmare past few days with, well....what I said above.
J

Wow, I thought I was the only who is having this problem. I've been having brown spotting for almost 8 years now. It started when I was in high school. I often got frustrated and now I am at the point where I am just too tired of worrying it. My husband often gets annoyed by this but fortunately, he can be considered understanding for this matter. I have visited more than 8 doctors and Gyns completed with ultrasound check, blood test, etc in most visits. None of them gave me clear answers. Most of them said I had imbalance hormone and prescribed me with birth control pills. The last Gyn that I visited spotted that I might suffer from polycystic ovaries syndrome (from the ultrasound and blood test). But based on our conversation, it seemed that I should not be too worried about it. He also said that whenever I am ready to have a baby I could take some kind of hormonal medicine to help with the conceive process. I hope this can be useful but am still looking forward for a good news to stop this annoying brown spotting. Thank you all.

Even though I am sorry to hear all of you are having the same issue with brown discharge as I am, I'm glad to know I'm not the only one. It is really embarrassing and after 4 years of it....very annoying. I too had the same unhelpful response from doctors. They just kept assuming it was "old blood at the end of periods, which was normal". It is NOT normal, because prior to four yrs ago, I didn't go through this. I have my normal five day cycles and then another four to six days of this brown discharge that smells bad. I have a thing against an odor which comes from there, as I'm sure all of you do too.
After doing some research, and putting two and two together, I came to the conclusion this is a build-up of material/tissue, etc. in the uterus. The sure way to stop the brown discharge entirely (and once and for all) is by having a D and C performed, where a GYN will go in and scrape the lining of the uterine walls. This is an outpatient procedure and the patient only needs a few days of rest/taking it easy, no sex, douching or tampon use for approximately four weeks; give or take.
I found there can be several causes for this material accumulation in the uterus, including past abortion procedures, hormone imbalance, uterine cysts/fibroids and past miscarriage. I then realized the cause of my "problem": About four years ago, I had a very early-term miscarriage, not even knowing I was pregnant. It wasn't the first time I had one in the past, as I am now 39 years of age. The first miscarriage I had, before I got pregnant with my daughter (back when I was in my early to mid-twenties), I didn't have any unusual discharge/symptoms afterward. Therefore, when I had the one four years ago, I didn't anticipate needing physician care.
I found this post this morning, when searching for alternatives to having a D and C, to find if there was something else I could do to cleanse my uterus, thus expelling all foreign material which is obviously causing the brown discharge. I hope my info here helped some, if not all of you. Best of luck and please post a reply on here if you come across a safe alternative to D and C's (they are reasonably safe as well...just expensive without insurance).

Jordan